I was flipping through the March issue of Southern Living and came across this recipe for Lemon Coconut Pound Cake. I just happened to have all of the ingredients on hand in my kitchen so 10 minutes later I found myself baking. I had the cake in the oven in less than 15 minutes and it smelled wonderful while it was baking.

I was extremely pleased with both the texture and flavor of this cake. Sometimes pound cakes can be a bit dry but this one was soft and moist. I attribute the great texture to the use of yogurt in the batter. The lemon coconut flavor provided the perfect Spring twist on pound cake.

We ate this plain and it was delicious but it would also be nice with a glaze or with berries and fresh whipped cream. Make this cake a must on your Spring dessert rotation!

In a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment or using a hand mixer, beat butter at medium speed until creamy, about 2-3 minutes. Slowly add sugar, beating until fluffy and lightened in color. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating just until blended after each addition.

Alternate adding flour mixture and yogurt to butter mixture, beginning and ending with flour. Beat at low speed just until blended after each addition. Stir in lemon zest, lemon juice and 1/2 cup coconut. Pour batter into a greased and floured 9- x 5-inch loaf pan.

Bake for 1 hour and 5 minutes to 1 hour and 15 minutes or until a long wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. (Mine took closer to an hour and 15.) Cool in pan on a wire rack for 10 to 15 minutes and then remove from pan to wire rack, and cool completely (about 1 hour).

Yum! This looks awesome for spring and I love the flavor combination of lemon and coconut. Looks like you got a terrific texture, too. And you’re right, pound cake for breakfast is perfectly acceptable! 🙂

My neighbor has made two of the other pound cakes in that same Southern Living and they were the best I have ever had. Perfect texture, very moist, sounds just like your experience. I was the lucky taster! She made the Key Lime Pound cake and the almond pound cake, I can highly recommend both.

Thanks for sharing Jenn! I make almond pound cake and lemon pound cake all the time…but now I want to add coconut! Also, I’m going to make Greek Chicken Burgers for dinner tonight. Thanks for the suggestions!